Out in the distance, on the other side of the river from New
Amsterdam on Manhattan Island, smoke rises. I can only assume it’s an Indian
fire. Odd lines, much like stone walls, I can only assume, are barely visible.
Perhaps they are fuel breaks made of stacked rows of stones…
Patches of forest and some open plains?
Are there any other
early drawings that show something like this?
And Roanke:
Nasuet:
And here's some early Vermonters not building stone but brush fences:
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